The founder of Lake Havasu City bought London Bridge in 1968 and had it shipped more than 5,000 miles to be reassembled in Arizona.

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Faribanks, AK, is the coldest community in the U.S., which is good news for intrepid travelers who want to try their hand at dogsledding.

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Temperatures in Fairbanks are routinely below -5, and sometimes dip into the negative 40s.

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The Northern Lights draw thousands of visitors to Fairbanks. If you stay three nights between August and April, you have an 80 percent chance of a clear view of the aurora, which is reaching a peak in 2013 due to sunspot activity.

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The easternmost point in the U.S.? No, it's not the Maine Coast, but St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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You can enjoy the beach, resort comfort, and old-world architecture in St. Croix.

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American Samoa, which is west of French Polynesia in the South Pacific, is a good place to find empty white sand beaches.

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Think your town has pedigree? Sky City, NM (formerly Acoma), has had a Native American community here since 1150.

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Visitors to Sky City, NM, can explore its pueblo past with guided tours.

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Times Square earned its nickname "The Crossroads of the World" because of New York City's position as the biggest American city, with more than 8 million residents.

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